Pritam Singh v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
In an application for abatement of a criminal appeal due to the death of the appellant, the High Court allowed the prayer after verification of the death factum and receipt of no objection from other legal heirs, disposing of the appeal as abated.
What did the court decide?
Application for abatement allowed; appeal disposed of as abated.
What the court decided
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- IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
- CRL.A. 1035/2009
PRITAM SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. H.S.Sharma, Advocate.
versus
STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for State with SI Bheem Singh (Pairvee Officer), PS ACB, GNCTD.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA O R D E R
% 08.09.2025
- This hearing has been conducted through hybrid mode.
CRL.A. 1035/2009 & CRL.M.A. 16054/2025 (for abatement of appeal due to death of Appellant)
- This is an application for abatement of the present appeal, moved on behalf of the Appellant’s wife - Mrs. Mahinder Devi, with the following prayer:
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal appeal stands abated on account of the death of the appellant.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Pritam Singh
- respondent
State
Coram
Rajneesh Kumar Gupta
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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